Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s largest Ppposition party, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on April 10, 2026, in this screengrab from a video provided by CTI. Photo: CTI via REUTERS TV
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday (April 10, 2026) said peace is the common wish of the people on both sides of the strait, but Taiwan’s independence is the chief culprit that is stalling unity, as he met Taiwan’s Opposition leader Cheng Li-wun here.
Ms. Cheng is the first Kuomintang (KMT) chairperson to visit China in a decade amid Beijing’s efforts to ramp up military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan to reintegrate with the mainland.
Published – April 10, 2026 11:38 am IST
